I'm currently using a cheap wireless keyboard on the PC that is attached to my TV - this cheapo keyboard does not have a small LED light to signify if the Caps Lock button is on or off.

I know that 'Caps Lock' is a bit passe, nowadays - but I have a few passwords with a large chunk of uppercase goodness. I'm constantly getting confused as to whether or not the caps lock button is on, which results in embarrassing 'your password is not recognised' screens. Shameful!

Shirley there's a half-decent Chrome extension (although any type of 'app' outside of Chrome will do) which brings up an on-screen laptop/netbook-style caps lock icon?

I always use the left shift key. I just realised on my keyboard the left one is tiny, caps lock is a much more prominent and bigger key. The right shift key however, is one of the biggest keys on the board... the only bigger keys are enter and space... I guess i'm supposed to use the right shift and not the left one.

Edit: My keyboard is "Microsoft comfort curve 2000 V1" ... I notice in the newer V2 they have made the left shift key bigger, equal size to right side.

Left shift all the way here. Never got into the habit of using the one on the right.
Did typewriters have one on either side? I'm looking at a picture of the big bastard I learned to type on and I think they did, but it's hard to tell...

Never understood the pimping for Dvorak. Most keyboards are QWERTY, having to re-learn touch-typing and adjust between the two constantly or carry a specialist keyboard everywhere all for the sake of a few nanoseconds between thought and action never made any sense to me.